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Stalking Protection Act 2019
Act of Parliament
Stalking Protection Act 2019
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision for orders to protect persons from risks associated with stalking; and for connected purposes.
Citation2019 c. 9
Introduced byDr. Sarah Wollaston (Commons)
Baroness Bertin (Lords)
Territorial extent England and Wales
Dates
Royal assent15 March 2019
Commencement20 January 2020
Other legislation
Relates toProtection from Harassment Act 1997
Policing and Crime Act 2017
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Stalking Protection Act 2019 (c. 9) is an Act of Parliament put forward as a private member's bill by then Conservative MP Sarah Wollaston which creates a civil protection order to prevent stalking.[1][2]

  1. ^ Home Office (2019). Stalking Protection Act 2019: Explanatory Notes (PDF). London. p. 3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ "Stalking Protection Act 2019". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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